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1997–98 Ukrainian First League

Ukrainian First League 1997–98was the seventh season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by SC Mykolaiv. The season started on July 30, 1997, and finished on July 9, 1998.

Ukrainian First League
Season 1997–98
Champions SC Mykolaiv
Promoted SC Mykolaiv, Metalist Kharkiv
Relegated Zorya Luhansk, Verkhovyna Uzhhorod, Avanhard Rovenky, Khimik Severodonetsk
Top goalscorer (22) – Oleh HrytsayFC Cherkasyand Hennadiy SkidanSC Mykolaiv
← 1996-97
1998-99 →

Promotion and relegation

Two clubs promoted from the 1996-97 Ukrainian Second League.

Group A

  • FC Desna Chernihiv – champion(returning after three seasons)

Group B

  • FC Avanhard-Industriya Rovenky – champion(debut)

Relegated teams

Two clubs were relegated from the 1996-97 Ukrainian Top League:

  • FC Kremin Kremenchuk – 15th place(debut)

  • FC Nyva Vinnytsia – 16th place(returning after four seasons)

Renamed teams

  • FC Khimik Zhytomyr changed its name back toFC Polissya Zhytomyr.

Teams

In 1997-98 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 SC Mykolaiv(C, P) 42 31 5 6 94 31 +63 98 Promoted to Vyscha Liha98-99
2 FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv 42 28 9 5 90 31 +59 93
3 FC Metalist Kharkiv(P) 42 26 11 5 74 29 +45 89 Promoted to Vyscha Liha98-99
4 FC Stal Alchevsk 42 24 5 13 95 53 +42 77
5 FC Nyva Vinnytsia 42 22 7 13 58 34 +24 73 (-) new
6 FC Polissya Zhytomyr 42 21 5 16 58 64 −6 68
7 FC Cherkasy 42 19 11 12 51 41 +10 68
8 FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka 42 19 10 13 56 50 +6 67
9 FC Volyn Lutsk 42 19 8 15 56 45 +11 65
10 FC Yavir Krasnopillia 42 19 5 18 52 48 +4 62
11 FC Metalurh Nikopol 42 19 4 19 44 61 −17 61
12 CSCA-2 Kyiv 42 18 5 19 56 44 +12 59
13 FC Shakhtar Makiivka 42 17 5 20 65 77 −12 56
14 FC Kremin Kremenchuk 42 16 7 19 55 53 +2 55 (-) new
15 FC Lviv 42 16 6 20 65 54 +11 54
16 FC Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria 42 15 9 18 51 49 +2 54
17 FC Desna Chernihiv 42 14 12 16 45 53 −8 54 (+) new
18 FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi(O) 42 14 11 17 36 50 −14 53 Play-off tournament
19 FC Zorya Luhansk(R) 42 11 6 25 43 84 −41 39 Relegated to Druha Liha98-99
20 FC Verkhovyna Uzhhorod(R) 42 7 11 24 42 79 −37 32
21 FC Avanhard-Industria Rovenky(R) 42 4 4 34 15 107 −92 16 (+) new – Relegated to Druha Liha98-99
22 FC Khimik Severodonetsk(D) 42 3 4 35 26 90 −64 13 withdrew

Promotion/Relegation play-off

To the play-off qualified four teams, the 18th placed team of 1997-98 Ukrainian First League and three group winners of 1997-98 Ukrainian Second League:[1]

  • FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi

  • FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi (Group A)

  • FC Krystal Kherson (Group B)

  • FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk (Group C)

Top three teams qualified for the First League, the fourth and last team qualified for the Second Team. Format was a single round robin in Kiev and Boryspil, Kiev Oblast. When tied on points, the main tie-breaker was head-to-head games. The tournament was conducted at almost empty stadiums. The tournament was discontinued right after the second round when it became apparent that Krystal was not able to secure the third and the safe place to receive promotion. The Georgian footballer George Magriani[2](Podillya) became the top scorer of the tournament with three goals.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Podillya Khmelnytskyi(C) 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 Promoted to Ukrainian First League
2 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Retained
3 Shakhtar-2 Donetsk 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3 Promoted to Ukrainian First League
4 Krystal Kherson 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 No promotion

Games

Top scorers

Statistics are taken from here.[3]

Scorer Goals (Pen.) Team
1 UkraineOleh Hrytsay 22 (1) FC Cherkasy
UkraineHennadiy Skidan 22 (2) SC Mykolaiv
3 UkraineVadym Plotnikov 21 (1) Stal Alchevsk
4 UkraineRuslan Zabranskyi 17 SC Mykolaiv
UkraineBorys Finkel 17 (2) Nyva Vinnytsia
6 UkraineRais Tierkulov 16 (1) Shakhtar Makiivka
UkraineOleksandr Barabash 16 (8) Shakhtar Makiivka
8 UkrainePavlo Parshyn 15 Metalurh / Polissya
UkraineVadym Kharchenko 15 (8) Naftovyk Okhtyrka
10 UkraineOleksandr Ostashov 14 Stal Alchevsk

See also

References

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